Legendary Young with 56 points, but the Blazers beat the Hawks with 43 points from Simons

These are NBA nights when things just don’t make sense. One such night was played out in Portland, when, excluding Lillard and McCollum, the Blazers beat the Hawks 136-131 in a game that will go down in history from Anferny Simmons’ duel with Trey Young.

It seems unlikely, but Portland has turned into one of the most shocking two-player duels in recent years, with Young stopping at 56 points with 17/26 shots (7/12 three points), 15/15 shots and 14 assists, however After all, that wasn’t enough for the Hawks. Simmons, who carried Portland on his side, made sure of that and stopped at 43 points with 13/21 shots (9/16 three points), 8/8 shots and 7 assists!

Somehow, Portland won an important win, in a match no one would remember if the two young guards hadn’t broken everything.

Norman Powell on 26 points followed Simmons in performance, with Nasir Little adding 22 points and Yusuf Nurkic adding 21 points and 12 rebounds.

For the Hawks, Clint Capella had 22 points with 10/10 two points and 11 rebounds and Kevin Herter had 18 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 36-32, 70-65, 100-105, 136-131

BLAZER: Nance 2 (5 rebounds, 5 assists), Powell 26 (2 threesomes, 6 rebounds), Little 22 (4 threesomes, 9 rebounds), Nurkic 21 (12 rebounds, 5 assists), Simmons 43 (4/5 two points, 9/16 threesomes, 8/8 shots, 7 assists), Covington 4, Watford 5, Smith 3 (1), McLemore 10 (2)

ΧΟΚΣ: Internationals 22 (10/10 two points, 11 rebounds), Yang 56 (10/14 two points, 7/12 three points, 15/15 shots, 14 assists), Luau-Cabarro 8 (2), May 4th, Herter 18 (2), Galinari 7 (3/14 shots, 1/7 threesomes, 11 rebounds), Okoniou 8, Williams, Wright 8 (2 threesomes, 5 rebounds)